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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Reason
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- Nov 07, 2020
For some reason, 1968 is a touchstone year for me. I think it was the first year I felt fully conscious.
- Censored
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- Nov 07, 2020
Between 1961 and 1982, 'The Catcher in the Rye' was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States. But all the talk about banning it made me rush out to find it.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since the fright of breast cancer hit our family, I have been surprised by how many people are dealing with breast cancer in their own family or with a loved one. One friend bluntly told me that she has been through it with her sister, her mom, and her grandmother, and all are healthy and mentally stronger because of the disease.
- Couple Of Years Ago
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some bloke came up to me in Tesco a couple of years ago at 11:30 pm and said: 'Excuse me, would you mind telling my son here that you're Uncle Vernon?' I said: 'Get a grip. It's 11:30 at night - what's he doing out of bed? I'm not here to entertain people at this time of night.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father taught me things about body language that psychologists have been catching up with ever since. He always knew when I was lying, because my posture was all wrong.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like playing Vernon Dursley in 'Harry Potter,' because that gives me a license to be horrible to kids. I hate the odious business of sucking up to the public.
- Sick
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not that I'm sick of the theater, don't get me wrong. I'm just tired of the commitment.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
An Egyptian newspaper once publicly identified me as the C.I.A. station chief in Cairo. It seemed so stupid at the time. I was only 24, a little young to be a station chief, and, of course, I was never with the C.I.A.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
Theatre is castigated for wallowing in self-indulgence, but it's curiously unsentimental. You simply have to move on. Everything passes. Something in me likes that.
- Looking Forward
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm quite looking forward to the fact that people know me as Richard rather than Craig.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020